NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Monmouth, James Scott, Duke of, 1649-1685 NRA: Scott James (1649-1685) Duke of Monmouth DNB: Scott [formerly Crofts], James, duke of Monmouth and first duke of Buccleuch (1649-1685), politician LBT ID: DuMonmo VIAF ID: 35251748 LOC ID: n50066834 | B/BAP: 1649-04-09 DIED: 1685-07-15 |
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The illegitimate son of Charles II and claimant to the throne; he was the subject of
Dryden's poem Absalom and Achitophel (1681). | |